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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2031723, member: 488"] There is a lot of revisionist history regarding what this program looked like - perception wise - when Calhoun stepped down. KO inherited an MAAC caliber front court, a lanky forward coming off a freshman season in which he barely played, and two undersized guards with a known history of feuding. The recruiting class was very thin, and would become even thinner after the one blue chip - Omar Calhoun - maxed out as a freshman because of hip problems. Not to mention, he served his first semester on a somewhat unprecedented one year contract, with the ghost of recruiting and APR mishaps of the recent past looming at every turn. It wasn't just a segment of people that forecasted the programs demise, it was a damn near consensus. There was nothing about the job that was particularly attractive, and the absolute best we would have done - Shaka Smart - is in even tougher waters now than Ollie is. There is plenty to quibble with over the last three years. But as long as the earth keeps time you cannot describe his first two seasons as anything but some of the best coaching you'll ever - and I don't use that word lightly - see. [/QUOTE]